Rainbow Cheesecake & Strawberry Cheesecake

Just see how gorgeous these cheesecake is! I have always love cheesecake, regardless baked or non baked. I LOVE this cheesecake! It is not only looked beautiful but it also tasted beautiful!

Today is the my 14th Wedding Anniversary.  This Strawberry Cheesecake was done yesterday in prep of my celebration today.  It was really fun to see beautiful layers settling down.

I made a Rainbow cheesecake at the same time for my lovely neighbour who bought us a box of yummy krispy kreme donuts! It was really sweet of them. *^.^*

I think the most challenging bit of the making of this cheesecake will be the pouring of the different color cream cheese mixture.   You need to pour them steadily into the centre to get the perfect layering effect, which I think I did a pretty good job.

My 40th Birthday!

I have come a long way in my life now, celebrating my 40th years of existence today. I take this time to step back and count the accomplishment I've achieved through the years.  I grateful in where I am now, I will continue to have faith in myself n power thru the rest of the coming years ahead.

Age is just mind over matter, enjoy a vital, fulfilling life regardless of your age.  Happy 40th Bday to myself !!

To challenge myself again on my new milestone, I made myself a 3D Minion Cake!  :D

Oreo Cheesecake

Oreo Cheesecake for my Daddy's 74th Birthday!!  

祝陈爸爸，福禄东海，寿比南山！

Melt-in-mouth German Cookies 德式酥饼

German cookies are very popular on online baking blog. I have been wanting to try out for a long time but I was terribly busy catching up on my work, kids and household matter.  Today, I finally have the chance to try this recipe. It really have the “melt-in-the mouth” texture (similar to Kuih Bangkit).

 Used Wilton 2D tip to pipe carnation flower 

 Used Wilton 21 to pipe the droplet.

Used Wilton 21 to get the swirl

 Roll lightly into small balls

Ingredient

• 125gm butter
• 40gm icing sugar, sifted
• 125gm potato starch
• 80gm cake flour
• cocoa powder / strawberry paste
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Method

1. Beat butter and icing sugar till fluffy and lighter in colour.
2. Sift in potato starch and flour, mix to form a soft dough.
3. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions, add 1 tbsp of cocoa powder/ strawberry paste) to 1 portion and knead well.
4. Roll lightly into small balls
5. Arrange on lined baking pan and press lightly with a fork (dip the fork in water after each press to prevent cookie dough from sticking to the fork).
6. Bake in preheated oven at 160 deg cel for 15 mins, upper rack (need not bake till cookies turn brown).

Recipe adapted from : Peng's Kitchen

Mini cake w ribena frosting top w sticky sweet

Exam are finally over!! Kiddos are extremely happy too!  

Rachel, my gal's classmate invited my kiddos over to her place to have some games after school today.  Rachel was my gal's BFF and our families are very closed knitted. We will meet up every Sunday morning for breakfast, afterwhich, Daddies will play with the kiddos while Mommies will catch up with gossips on school life/work etc.

Is kinda of rude to turn up at ppl hse empty handed right?? ^o^  so I decided to make something simple and likeable for lil kiddos. :) 

Mini cake w choc chips, top with refreshing Ribena Frosting & their favourite sticky sweets.  

Hope they have a great afternoon playing. 

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Earl Grey Tea Cake

Now that May is here, it's getting nearer and nearer to mid year exam, time for me to resume my favorite hobby: baking to calm the kiddos down from the stress of the oncoming exam.

This Earl Grey tea cake is a great option, it can be eaten as a breakfast, dessert, or afternoon snack.  

Was too excited when I remove it from the oven, can't wait for it to cool down, cut a small one to try immediately. Lovely smell of earl grey, cake texture is very soft, after eating, it will leave a very sweet aftertaste in the mouth.

Goes extremely well with coffee! !

Steamed Cake

A very sweet colleague brought this book back from TW for me.  This is the latest book written by a very well known Jap food blogger, Ms Junko.  I have a few of her other baking books and Im impressed by her presentation of food in this book.  Tried this steamed cake for a few times but I was not very successful in the drawing  -_-'

End up I just did some very simple design ones but I added cheese, chocolates, lian rong into the mixture before steaming and they turn out yummy.  :) 

Assorted Sweet Buns

lil ones love eating bread & buns made by me, although I seriously thinks that my bread /buns werer nothing near perfect.  My boy always tell me, nothing beats the smell and taste of  mommy's freshly baked homemade bread. *so sweeeeeet*

Fruity Cheesecake

I have not been baking much since kiddos got promoted to higher primary.  I was trying hard to deal with the stress from work as well as kiddos studies at the same time. Honestly I've let things slow down here a bit more. 

With the end of the FY closing in March, my lift has calm down a bit and I'm ready to swing back into baking for Hubby's Birthday.  

Without further ado, I present to you the favorite recipe of the two most important men (hb & prince KH) in my life.  Cheesecake!!! 

Hb nephew bday fall in the same month so they shared the cake. **^.^**

the side cut view

What I need:

base:
220g digestive biscuits, crushed into fine crumbs
100g melted butter (more if you prefer firmer base)

filling:
500g cream cheese, soften at room temperature
100g icing sugar
2 tablespoon gelatin powder
80ml boiling water
1.5 teaspoon vanilla essence

 250ml of low fat yogurt (*any favour you like)

1 pack of agar agar
1l of water
150g sugar (can be adjusted based on individual preference)
lots of fruits like, strawberries, blue berries, mango, mini kiwi etc.

How to do:
1. Mix biscuit crumbs & melted butter together and press firmly with the help of a spoon onto the base of a 18cm cake tin. Chill for 2 hours.

2. Place gelatin powder in boiling water in a bowl and let it stand for 10 mins. Heat a pot filled with some water until just simmering and place the bowl inside the pot (bowl not touching the water). Dissolve gelatin and boiling water in the bowl,  put aside

3. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese , icing sugar, yogurt and vanilla essence until smooth & creamy. Blend in gelatin solution and mix well.

4. Pour half of the cheese mixture into the cake tin. Layer the strawberries on the cheese mixture,  chill in the fridge for 30 mins.

5. Pour the balance of the cheese mixture into the cake tin, lay and decorate the fruits on the cheesecake, chill in the fridge for another 30 mins.

 

5. Dissolve the agar agar powder in 1l of water and bring to boil. Pour the agar agar on the cheese mixture. chill for a few hours before removing from the cake tin

 

Strawberries Jellyheart Cheesecake

Valentine is here , so is my little prince birthday.  

For the last 2 years, my lil prince had requested for triple layer cheesecake, and he asked for the same thing again this year..(o_o).  He just loved cheesecake!  But this cake is pretty time consuming, therefore, I decided to make something simpler, with the consensus of my lil prince.

After going through my recipe collections, I decide on this Strawberries Jellyhearts Cheesecake.  I have made this last year but Im not very satisfied with the taste.  This cheesecake is a great treat for all, they are pretty to look at and a delight to eat. A layer of golden butter crust, follow by a layer of smooth cheese, lastly a layer of agar agar with strawberry heart. They are not difficult to make and are non-bake, so all you need is a whisk and the fridge with a little patience.

This time round, I modify the recipe a little by adding in low fat yogurt with mango and nata de coco, we all loved it very much as the taste were very refreshing . 

This cheesecake is definitely a keeper for those of you who loves cheesecake, Simply awesome, yummillious!!!!

What I need:

base:
220g marie biscuits, crushed into fine crumbs
100g melted butter (more if you prefer firmer base)

filling:
500g cream cheese, soften at room temperature
100g icing sugar
2 tablespoon gelatin powder
80ml boiling water
1.5 teaspoon vanilla essence

250ml of low fat yogurt (*any favour you like)

1 pack of red color agar agar
1l of water
150g sugar (can be adjusted based on individual preference)
Some strawberries, cut into half.

How to do:
1. Mix biscuit crumbs & melted butter together and press firmly with the help of a spoon onto the base of a 18cm cake tin. Chill for 2 hours.

2. Place gelatin powder in boiling water in a bowl and let it stand for 10 mins. Heat a pot filled with some water until just simmering and place the bowl inside the pot (bowl not touching the water). Dissolve gelatin and boiling water in the bowl,  put aside

3. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese , icing sugar, yogurt and vanilla essence until smooth & creamy. Blend in gelatin solution and mix well.

4. Pour the cheese mixture into the cake tin. Layer the strawberries on the cheese mixture. Chill overnight.

5. Dissolve the agar agar powder in 1l of water and bring to boil. Pour the agar agar on the cheese mixture. chill for a few hours before removing from the cake tin.